Sunday, April 24, 2011

Week of April 25, 2011

Chapter 22(1), 22(2), 22(3) assigned the week before break are due by Tuesday.

Remember long term project.

Due by Friday
24(1) Building Overseas Empires (750-753) Identify the terms, people, and places. Look at the picture on page 751, what wasa a driving force behind imperialism? Look at the picture age 752, why were outnumbered European armies able to defeat African and Asian forces? Read European Conquest of Aftica (752) What is Cecil Rhodes's argument for imperialism? What is Chief Kanbongo's argument against imperialism?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.


24(2) The Partition of Africa (754-760)
Identify the terms, people, and places. Read Cecil Rhodes's biography on page 758, how did he become one of the world's richest men by the time he was 40? Read Menelik II's biography on page 759, how did he preserve Ethiopia's independence?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Due by next Monday (May 1, 2011)

24(4) The British Take over India 767-771 Identify the terms, people, and places. Read the infographic on the Sepoy Rebellion (768-9) Who are sepoys and why did both Muslim and Hindu sepoys revolt against Britain? Look at the pictures on railroads and trade (770) How did imperialism economically benefit India?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

24(5) China and the New Imperialism (773-777) Identify the terms, people and places. Read trading opium for tea (773) Why did Lin Zexu condemn the British policy of trading opium for tea? Read the caption on page 776 on the Boxer Rebellion. Who were the Boxers and why were they discontented?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Week of April 11, 2011

We will wrap up the Industrial Revolution this week and will quiz on chapters 19 +21on Friday

Due Thursday: all of Chpt 21 assigned last week is due as well as
21(4) Arts of the Industrial Age (681-685)
Identify the terms, people, and places. Read Beethoven' biography (682), what tragedy did this musician suffer? Read realism in the arts(683) which picture in the classroom is Munch's? Look at van Gogh's painting (684) what is on his ear? Answer the three checkpoint questions.

Due the Tuesday we get back from break

22(1) Building a German Nation (692-695) Identify the terms, people, and places. Look at the picture on page 693, by what two things did Bismarck use to unify Germany? Answer question #3 on page 693. Read the primary source on page 694, why did Prussia go to war with Austria (6 Weeks War)?
Answer the three checkpoint questions.

22(2) Germany Strengthens (696-699) Identify the terms, people, and places.
Look at the pictures on page 696, 697,698, 699 and write a one sentence summary for each. Answer the three checkpoint questions.

22(3) Unifying Italy (700- 703)Identify the terms, people, and places. Answer the three checkpoint questions. Answer thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 703.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Week of April 4, 2011

Last week Chapter 19 The Industrial Revolution begins was assigned last week

This week Chapter 21 Life in the Industrial Age (660-685) will be assigned.

Material due by Friday:
21(1) The Industrial Revolution Spreads (660-666). Identify terms, people, and places. Answer the focus question on page 660. Answer #3 on page 661. What three countries are listed in steel production on page 662? What two countries bypassed Great Britain by 1900? What is going on in the picture on 663? What is a dynamo? Answer Critically thinking question 1+2 on page 664. What did Marconi invent (picture 665) How is big business pictured on page 666?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

21(2) The Rise of Cities (667-673) Identify the terms, people, and places. Answer the focus questin on page 667. What did Florence Nightingale reform? (picture 668) Why did Jacob Riis write How the Other Half Lives? On page 671 what does the French advertisement urge people to go to?
Complete the three checkpoint questions in the section.

Due Tuesday (4/12/11)
21(3) Changing Attitudes and values (674-680)
Identify the terms, people, and places. Answer the focus question on page 674. Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 675. Who is pictured on page 676? Look at the picture on 677, how did the Industrial Revolution help lead to public education? Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 679. What is pictured on page 680? Answer the five checkpoint questions in the section.